Dakon game is one of the traditional game of Javanese society. Outside Java, the game is better known by the name congklak. In Lampung this game is better known as slow bang. While in Sulawesi this game is better known by the name Mokaotan, Maggaleceng, Aggalacang, and Nogarata.
Games dakon done by two people. In [...]

At the past, when the civilization was not as modern as now, the Javanese made their own toys. Toys were made from materials that they found in their surrounding. Materials like coconut fiber, wood and bamboo were most used. With those materials, the people were able to make toys like car, boat, and gasingan.
Well, here [...]

Kampoeng Batik Laweyan is a village that having 24.83 hectare territory and about 2.500 citizen living on it. Laweyan is the oldest Kampoeng Batik in Indonesia.
Laweyan is one of the central Batik in Solo. This village was the icon Batik Solo. Since the 19th century, this village was known as batik village. That is why [...]

Manding Leather Village is an area situated around 11 km south of Kraton Yogyakarta that displays hundreds of shops specializing in leather products, from jackets, wallets, shoes, bags, belts to leather accessories. Around 500 meters  along the sides of the road of the main street, stand tens of shops that sell mostly leather products.  It [...]

Kraton Batik Museum Yogyakarta is a museum that displays a collection of batik cloths and equipments dating from the era of Sultan Hamengku Buwono VIII until Sultan Hamenku Buwono X. It is situated on Jl. Rotowijayan No.1, an area which is still considered a part of the Kraton Complex.  The Batik collection are mostly those [...]

Ulen Sentalu Museum is a museum of arts and crafts located around 28 KM North of the Keraton, on Kaliurang Street. The collections are mostly contributed by the royal family of the Yogyakarta Sultanate and the Surakarta Sulatanate. There are various collections of high quality batiks, and also artifacts that belonged to relatives of the [...]

Kasongan is known as the Village of Pottery, located at the Southern area of Yogyakarta, at Bangunjiwo District of Kasihan. The area is approximately 4 kilometers from Bantul. The tourism village is a place that’s full of household products and crafts, mostly made of clay. The various forms of ceramic handicrafts with artistic motifs and [...]

Mirota Batik is one of the most known Batik and Handicraft Center in Yogyakarta. The big old family-owned shop is located near the end of Malioboro Street, just North of the Presidential Palace. There’s actually another branch located in Kaliurang KM. 15.5, but the one reviewed here will be the center at Malioboro. When visiting [...]